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40 Years After the First Woman in Space
Written by Fraser Cain
Officials from the Russian Space Agency marked the 40th anniversary of the first woman to travel to space by presenting nine new astronaut candidates. Valentina Tereshkova made a three-day flight into space in 1963 - only two years after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Tereshkova, now 66, did feel sick during her flight, but got controllers to agree to let her spend an extra two days in space. Russia's new recruits, the first in six years, include four military pilots, three engineers, a physicist and a doctor.
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